Riyadh vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Riyadh Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2961
$3967
🏠 One person rent
$748
$860
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$4808
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
53
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
7.01M
413K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 13% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3710th and 2859th ($1360 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2029th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 3.1 months in Tulsa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tulsa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1392nd and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$857
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$1976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1136
$1086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$89.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7248
$15153

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673

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$1859
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$1654
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$1719
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$1670
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$1719
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$1839
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